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TOP NEW JAPAN STAR INJURED, OUT OF G1 CLIMAX

New Japan Pro Wrestling just announced Tetsuya Naito has suffered an injury to his left leg and is out of the remainder of the G1 Climax tournament.

The official announcement:

Tetsuya Naito suffers knee injury; to withdraw from G1 Climax 31 ?G131?

Naito forfeits remainder of matches

 

During his G1 Climax 31 opening match on September 18 in Osaka, Tetsuya Naito suffered an injury to his left knee. 

Damage was incurred to his left meniscus and MCL. Naito is unable to compete on the remainder of the G1 Climax tour, and does not currently have a timetable for return. All his remaining tournament matches will be counted as losses via forfeit, with opponents gaining an automatic two points. 

Naito’s remaining opponents will instead be competing in special singles matches, with card changes outlined below.

We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Naito wrestle. We appreciate your understanding and support, and wish Naito the best in his recovery.

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